Ohioan faces gun-sales charges in Tennessee

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- An Ohio man has been indicted on charges he illegally sold more than a dozen firearms to an undercover officer in Tennessee.

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. -- An Ohio man has been indicted on charges he illegally sold more than a dozen firearms to an undercover officer in Tennessee.

According to court documents obtained by the Shelbyville Times-Gazette, 53-year-old Thomas Lee Stetler of Port Clinton, Ohio, faces a charge of illegal interstate transfer of firearms and another charge for doing so while under a restraining order in Ohio.

Bedford County Detective Lt. Brian Farris said Stetler was introduced to an undercover officer in Bedford County and then delivered the guns to the officer earlier this month. Stetler was immediately arrested.

Among the guns taken were shotguns, rifles and a number of revolvers. The newspaper reported Stetler has been released on a $20,000 bond and no court date has been set.

His attorney, John McDougal, was in court today and unavailable for comment.